8/30/24 - DUE DATE FOR U.S. SOCCER SURVEY ON BIRTH YEAR VS PLAYER REGISTRATION REGISTRATION. COMPLETE SURVEY HERE.
9/25/24 - VYSA BOARD MEETING IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA
9/26/24 - VA-DC SOCCER HALL OF FAME GOLF TOURNAMENT
10/16/24 - VYSA BOARD MEETING IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA
RECREATION AND TRAVEL PLAYER DATA
Reminder to please have Travel Teams ready for approval at least one week before the first game. When teams are ready please email the Assigned League Registrar for approval of any newly added player
Travel rosters will be locked on September 1st. If a player transfer occurs please use the available player transfer forms found in Gotsport.
REMINDER ALL Recreational players MUST be Directly Registered to VYSA This step must also be completed before adding to a rec roster
Be on the lookout for emails with details on the registration process from Kristen Osteen (Kristen@vysa.com
Virginia Youth Soccer Association encourages Member Clubs and Leagues to nominate individuals who went above and beyond for the good of the game during the 2023-2024 Season
Administrator of the Year
Boys Competitive Coach of the Year
Girls Competitive Coach of the Year
Boys Recreational Coach of the Year
Girls Recreational Coach of the Year
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year
TOPSoccer Coach of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Young Male Referee of the Year
Young Female Referee of the Year
Team Manager of the YEAR
The deadline to submit nominations is September 30 , 2024.
** THE RECREATION MEMBER FEE IS NOW $8.75 IF PLAYER AND COACHING DATA IS SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 16TH AND PAYMENT RECEIVED IN THE STATE OFFICE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.
Download Nomination Forms
WHAT’S NEW
MOTIONS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD
Motion to retain The Collective Global to complete the drafting of the Strategic Plan (including the Bylaws)
Motion to approve the Players Health proposal to provide medical and liability insurance for 20242025.
Motion to approve Renner and Company, CPA to complete the audit of the 2023-2024 VYSA fiscal year and complete all VYSA associated tax related requirements (990)
Motion to approve the BAND proposal to provide VYSA with communication services for 2024-2025.
Motion to approve the board meeting schedule for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year
Motion to approve six new provisional member clubs, PW NOVA Soccer Club, VA Rush Peninsula, Grove United Soccer Club, Académie Sportif, NK Cosmos SC, and Ciprini Soccer Academy (CSA).
Motion to approve a policy on Secondary Rostering. Seconded and unanimously approved.
The Secondary Rostering Policy
A VYSA travel roster may have up to 5 secondary rostered players 1
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A player may be secondarily rostered to only one team at a time and both teams must be within the same club.
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If there is a conflict, the player must play with their primary team A player must have a player card for both teams
A player who changes from one secondary roster to another in the same club is not considered a transfer. 4
If the primary registered player leaves the primary team for the secondary team, their primary status does not transfer (Primary and secondary status is an intra club process only and primary status is given only to the team the player first registers with during the seasonal year). 5.
IMPORTANT INSURANCE UPDATE
VYSA has renewed its agreement with Players Health for the 2024-25 seasonal year. Players Health will provide medical and liability insurance as well as Certificates of Insurance (COIs)
Beginning on Monday, August 5th member organizations may visit the link below to begin the process of obtaining COI’s.
VYSA also provides Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance for all of its members For details or questions contact Robert Carey at Robert@vysa com
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Only a primary rostered player may transfer to another club. If a primary registered player transfers from one club to another, the secondary status is also removed 6. State Cup and Presidents Cup players must be primarily rostered to the team participating in that Cup competition. A secondary rostered player is not eligible for a State Cup or Presidents Cup team. 7 All secondary rostering will be completed by the VYSA State Office
A player cannot be rostered on two teams in the same league
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GOVERNING BODY UPDATES
U.S. SOCCER UPDATES
U.S. Soccer Survey on Birth Year Registration. Complete the survey by August 30th HERE.
U.S. Soccer is making significant progress on it’s Strategic Vision View the US Soccer Strategic Pillars, Core Philosophies, and Accelerated Initiatives HERE.
VYSA received an ITG grant from U S Soccer support of the “Get on the Bus” initiative. To learn more about this program, read HERE.
The U S Soccer senior leadership (led by President Cindy Cone and CEO JT Batson) and their staff are evaluating ideas on a reimagined youth soccer ecosystem.
Over the next several months this thorough evaluation will continue VYSA Executive Director, Don Rawson, is serving on the Competition Working Group.
USYS UPDATES
Elections were held at the USYS AGM on 7/27/24. Congratulations to Tina Rincon, who was elected President Thank you to Todd Lockheart for his service as President
The 2025 East Regionals will be held by Visit Loudoun at Bolen Park in Leesburg!
USYS launched a monthly Grassroots Coffee Talk Series to engage state associations, their members, and others involved in grassroots soccer To register for an upcoming session hosted by Dr. Sari Rose click HERE.
The USYS Grassroots Coffee Talk on US Soccer’s Innovate to Grow program took place on July 11th To view the Grant Writing presentation, click HERE.
USYS announced that the 2024 Grassroots Symposium will be in Salt Lake City, Utah in September. To register or learn more click HERE.
VYSA UPDATES
The fee for recreational players is now reduced from $9.00 to $8.75 per player if player and coaching data is submitted to the state office by September 16th, and payment received in the state office by September 30th.
2024-2025 OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DISTRICT TRYOUTS
VYSA has successfully completed all five district ODP tryouts! It is exciting to see increased participation in four of the five districts The coaching staff is looking forward to a wonderful district training season ahead!
VYSA is pleased to welcome two new district head coaches to the ODP program: Gregg Mottinger, will be leading the Southeast, and Brian Biggio, will be overseeing the Central District
Explore ODP
Virginia is the first state association to combine previously competing State Cups into a singular event co-hosted by Virginia Youth Soccer and US Club Soccer! VYSA has enlisted the services of The Collective Global to assist VYSA in a strategic planning initiative. Phase 1 was completed June 2024
VYSA staff is working on a timeline to travel through Virginia to share the vision and get feedback from the membership to complete the strategic planning process. The dates, times and places will be determined in the next few weeks
VYSA has partnered with the Get on the Bus program and earned a US Soccer ITG grant Read more HERE. Thank you to Sheehy Toyota of Fredericksburg for donation $5,000 to the Virginia ODP program.
US YOUTH SOCCER EAST REGION ODP TEAM
Virginia ODP is honored to recognize the players who participated in Virginia ODP in the 2023-2024 season who have recently been named to their respective 2024 East Region age group pools
Explore ODP
FALL 2023 THE STATE CUP AND VIRGINIA PRESIDENTS CUP REGISTRATION
The Virginia Youth Soccer Association is excited to host its annual Fall Cup Competition Series for the Fall 2024 Season. 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U, and 19U Boys and Girls teams are eligible to compete. Both the Fall 2024 The State Cup and Virginia Presidents Cup tournaments are official US Youth Soccer Regional Qualifiers
Thank you to the 207 teams who have applied for The State Cup and the 134 teams that applied for Presidents Cup! VYSA appreciates your support!
THE STATE CUP
Alexandria SA
Arlington Soccer Association
Beach FC
Braddock Road Youth Club
Burke Athletic Club
Central Virginia United SC
Charlottesville Alliance Sports Club
Chesapeake United SC
Christiansburg SC
DC Soccer Club
Fairfax Police Youth Club
FC Richmond
Fredericksburg Soccer Club
Golden Ball Soccer Academy
Great Falls Reston Soccer Club
Grove United
Herndon Youth Soccer
Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports Club
Loudoun Soccer Club
Manassas Soccer Club
Manassas United McLean YS
Northern Piedmont Sports Club
Northern Virginia United Academy
North FC
Prince William Soccer Inc.
Richmond Strikers
Soccer Organization Charlottesville Area
Springfield SYC Soccer
Stafford Soccer
Steel United Virginia
The St. James Football Club
VA Rush Peninsula
VA Rush Soccer Club
Vienna Youth Soccer
Villareal Virginia Academy
Virginia Beach City FC
Virginia Independent Soccer Team Association
Virginia Reign
Virginia Revolution SC
Virginia Soccer Association
Virginia United FC
Virginia Valor FC
Virginia Velocity FC
PRESIDENTS CUP
Alexandria SA
Arlington Soccer Association
Augusta United
Braddock Road Youth Club
Burke Athletic Club
Central Virginia United SC
Champions FC
Culpeper Soccer Club
CVille United FC
FC Dulles
Fredericksburg FC
Great Falls Reston Soccer Club
Gunston SC
Herndon Youth Soccer
Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports Club
Loudoun Soccer Club
Manassas Soccer Club
Manassas United McLean YS
Northern Piedmont Sports Club
Northern Virginia United Academy
North FC
NVSC
Premier AC
Prince William Soccer Inc
South County Athletic Association
Springfield SYC Soccer
Steel United Virginia
Sterling Soccer Club
The St. James Football CLub
VA Rush Soccer Club
Vienna Youth Soccer
Virginia Independent Soccer Team Association
Virginia Legacy SC
Virginia Revolution SC
Virginia Soccer Association
Virginia United FC
Virginia Valor FC
Wave Training LLC S T A T E C U P
COACHING EDUCATION
Over the past few months, VYSA has hosted numerous Coach for Community (C4C) courses across the state. These free, two-hour sessions can be tailored to any coaching level your club wants to support. Additionally, there are a large number of Grassroots courses scheduled prior to the fall season These courses have been designed for coaches involved in 4v4, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 formats The cost has been reduced to increase education opportunities.
VYSA is also focused on identifying, training, and integrating new educators into the coaching education program Bringing in fresh instructors is essential for strengthening the coach education efforts.
VYSA recently held a Professional Development Day (PD Day) for 80 Spotsylvania teachers and there is an additional PD Day scheduled next week for the Fairfax County School System These PD Day clinics offer a significant opportunity to educate teachers and promote soccer within schools.
VYSA’s online portion of the National B Coaching License course has begun, with the first in-person session scheduled for mid-September at PVSTC
In addition, VYSA continues to offer regular club clinics, with a clinic completed last week for the VA Rush travel staff.
For more information on Coaching Education visit the VYSA website below 7v7 & 11v11 Grassroots Course in Sterling
IMPORTANT NOTICE
GOTSPORT TRAINING AVAILABLE TO CLUB AND LEAGUE REGISTRARS
GotSport is the association's official technology partner Club and league registrars are encouraged to visit the VYSA website for resources on navigating the GotSport registration platform.
A GotSport refresher zoom meeting was held on July 16th To view the recorded meeting please check the VYSA GotSport Onboarding website, HERE.
Contact Kristen Osteen at Kristen@vysa.com for GotSport related questions.
US Soccer approved VYSA for a three-year extension of the 'Women in Coaching' Innovate to Grow Grant to further support female coaches in Virginia and the District of Columbia. This grant supports female coaches seeking to further their education with US Soccer Grassroots Coaching Courses and Licensures The grant allows VYSA to support all women registered for any US Soccer coaching course as well as those coaches registered for all-female courses
In 2023 and 2024, 233 female coaches have enrolled in a US Soccer coaching course through VYSA supported by the US Soccer ITG Grant.
For clubs interested in hosting coaching courses, please contact Jessica@vysa.com to get started
SAFESPORT COMPLIANCE
All VYSA Member Clubs are REQUIRED to submit a SafeSport Compliance Form to VYSA in accordance with U.S. Soccer Federation mandates and VYSA SafeSport Policy.
Center for SafeSport Policy Revisions:
The Center has released the final version of the SafeSport Code Please navigate HERE to find the newest version of the Code, along with a summary of its noteworthy revisions. Please reach out to Alison or Bria if you have any questions about the Code updates.
Contact Kristen Osteen in Member Services, at Kristen@vysa.com, for any questions regarding SafeSport
STATE OFFICE OPERATIONS
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4805 Lassen Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
U.S. SOCCER EXCITING UPDATES
U.S. Soccer is thrilled to announce that the valuable content from the “Recognize to Recover” program is migrating to a new and enhanced section on the Learning Center, now called the “Center for Health, Innovation, and Performance”
Starting today, you can access the first set of articles in this new section. CHIP is a resource hub, offering cutting-edge insights and practical tools to support health, innovation, and performance in soccer
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